“The rapid development and ubiquity of ICT, and its importance especially in the lives of young people, are re-setting the boundaries of educational possibilities and augmenting the role of non-formal learning. There is widespread disappointment, however, that heavy investments in computers and digital connections have not revolutionised learning environments whether because the investments have focused too much on technology and not enough on enhancing learning opportunities, or because critical thresholds of ICT use for education have not been reached.”

“Our societies and economies have experienced a profound transformation from reliance on an industrial to a knowledge base global drivers increasingly bring to the fore what some call “21st century competences” – including deep understanding, flexibility and the capacity to make creative connections, a range of so-called “soft skills” including good team-working […] higher-order thinking skills are increasingly integral to the workplace of today and tomorrow. We need to learn to generate, process and sort complex information; to think systematically and critically; to take decisions weighing different forms of evidence; to ask meaningful questions about different subjects; to be adaptable and flexible to new information; to be creative; and to be able to identify and solve real-world problems“.